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Mexican Prairie Dog (C. mexicanus) is an endangered species with a limited distribution only within parts of Mexico. Utah Prairie Dog (C. parvidens) is the smallest of all Prairie Dogs and threatened. Comparisons;
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The total length of an adult Utah prairie dog is approximately 12-14 inches, the weight of an individual ranges from 1 to 3 pounds. Utah prairie dogs range in color from cinnamon to clay, with dark markings above the eyes and white on the tip of the tail.
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Common Name: Utah Prairie Dog ; Scientific Name: Cynomys parvidens ; Size (length) English & Metric: 12"-14.25" (30.5-36 cm) ; Habitat: short grass prairie & mountain meadows ; Diet: grass and forbes ; ... In 1973, the Utah Prairie Dog was listed as an endangered species on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife List of Threatened...
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Utah Prairie Dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Utah Prairie Dog ( Cynomys parvidens ) is the smallest species of prairie dog, a member of the squirrel family of rodents native to the south central steppes of the US state of Utah. Like all ...
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UTAH PRAIRIE DOG The Rarest Little Prairie Dog in the U.S.A. The Utah prairie dog forages on grasses, flowers and seeds in the sagebrush steppes of the Beehive State, where it builds its "towns." These are vast underground networks of burrows where the prairie dogs sleep, breed, hide from predators and spend the...
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www.edf.org/documents/3743_species_Utah.pdf
www.edf.org/documents/3743_species_Utah.pdf
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The Utah prairie dog is the smallest North American prairie dog--and the rarest in the U.S. It forages on grasses, flowers and seeds in the sagebrush steppes of the Beehive State, where it builds its "towns." These are vast underground networks of burrows, where the prairie dogs sleep, breed, hide from predators and...
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Those who will be shooting prairie dogs in Utah this spring are reminded of three prairie dog take closures. ... Northeast Utah; To help establish a reintroduced population of black-footed ferrets, a white-tailed prairie dog take closure started in a small area in northeast Utah last fall will continue until at least 2002.
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www.westernhunter.com/Pages/Vol02Issue13/utdogs.html
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Black-tailed prairie dogs, the best known of the five prairie dog species, live in larger communities called towns, which may contain many hundreds of animals. Typically they cover less than half a square mile (1.3 square kilometers), but historically they could be enormous. ... A Utah prairie dog eating...
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